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NaiNUQ

A deep-learning emulator of the NANUQ sea-ice model

NaiNUQ is a neural-network-based emulator trained to reproduce the evolution of sea ice simulated by NANUQ, a numerical sea-ice model for the Arctic basin. It substantially reduces the computational cost of sea-ice simulations while maintaining high fidelity to the original model.

Designed for ensemble experiments, uncertainty quantification, and data-assimilation workflows, NaiNUQ is available at four temporal resolutions (1 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h) and includes pre-trained model weights ready for use.

Access the code
GitHub

Repository, documentation, and pre-trained model weights.

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Read the publication
Preprint

Ocean-aware sea-ice emulator for hybrid coupled prediction systems.

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Technical specifications

Architecture
U-Net with physics-informed constraints
Spatial resolution
Arctic basin at 1°
Temporal resolutions
1 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h
Stability
Multi-year simulations
Computational speedup
Approximately 100× faster than NANUQ

Developed at IGE (Institut des Géosciences et de l'Environnement) as part of the SASIP project by Charlotte Durand, Pierre Rampal, and Laurent Brodeau.

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